Salieri in Awe - Amadeus (1984)

Salieri in awe at Mozart's piece after his father's death.

More Amadeus Clips:

[doktorlehar]

“Through my influence I saw to it that Don Giovanni was performed only five times in Vienna, but in secret I went to every one of those of five, worshipping sound I alone seemed to hear.”
That line always gives me chills.

[nashshaffer]

My late father told me that there was a fine line between envy and admiration. I understand that now

[billb]

To shed some light on Salieri's words by explaining the opera scene we are watching:

The arrogant and lecherous Don Giovanni has killed the nobleman Il Commendatore in a duel fought over the honour of the Commendatore's daughter, whom Don Giovanni tried to rape. On discovering a statue of the now-dead Commendatore, he mockingly invites it to a feast he intends to hold to celebrate his success.

We are watching later in Act 2, in which Don Giovanni (dressed in red) is enjoying his banquet, attended to by his downtrodden and bullied manservant Leporello. His pleasure is however interrupted by the dramatic arrival of the Commendatore's magically animated statue. ("Don Giovanni! You invited me! I have come!") Don Giovanni has a multitude of personal failings, but he is no coward, and while Leporello hides in fear, he faces down the statue and bids it to join him at the table.

The statue instead orders Don Giovanni to repent for a lifetime of misdeeds but, with his trademark arrogance, he refuses outright. ("Si!" "Non!" "Si!" "Non!") When he grasps the statue by its hand, he is struck by an unnatural chill which seems to pierce him right to his soul. The statue departs and Don Giovanni is surrounded by flames and dragged down to hell by a chorus of demons.

[Rombizio]

His Oscar win was not only deserved, but necessary. This is the greatest performance of all time.

[TheMidnightPhil]

I sometimes forget, in the heat of the story, that the framing device for the movie is Salieri finally, FINALLY telling another human being about the guilt, envy, and hate that have possessed him for so much of his life.

[Zones]

imagine your biggest hater also being your biggest fan. They're the only one who appreciates your true genius, but at the same time they're envious because they understand that no matter how hard they work or how far they've come, they can never achieve that level of brilliance.

[roybatty-]

In the film, Salieri was envious, petty, and spiteful but in the end his actions were noble despite his motivations. Salieri was Mozart's biggest fan and he actually cared for him.

[reneelawton]

F. Murray Abraham's acting was phenomenal throughout this film. Love his monologues as the elderly Salieri.

[PBDrives]

"I began to see a way, a terrible way, I could finally triumph over God."

[Totttty]

Of the many lines in this film I replay over time, I think of 'and nooow the madness began in me. The madness of a man splitting in half'. They should remaster this and show it in theaters every 3-5 years in limited runs. The 80's has so much greatness. The 70s did too. The 90s did somewhat. After that, only a few greats.

[birdcar]

fine line between awe and envy, hate and love

[foto]

Everyone nailed it in this great film. Brought Mozart to teenagers, and still managed to hold onto a very weighty subject matter. When a movie goes above and beyond into legend.

[givemetheoutdoors]

Music that will live in the soul of true musicians and music lovers :) Incredible movie when I was young in the 80's. Made me a die hard to soundtracks!!!

[jakubzawadzinski]

How perfectly I understand pain and madness of Salieri

[patrckhh]

Elizabeth Berridge was so beautiful in this movie.

[sandrareginadecastroleite]

Boa noite, eu comprei o cd desse filme, é demais, eu fui solista de uma de suas missas, fiquei muito lisonjeada, .❤

[September]

It would’ve been interesting to see a scene between Mozart’s father and Salieri.

They probably wished they were each other’s father/son instead.

[rahulradhakrishnan]

You have to be a genius in order to recognize genius.

[GramdalfFGC]

in real life Salieri and Mozart were most likely friends, if not respected colleagues. It was after Mozart's untimely death that rumours began to circulate of Salieri's involvement, the stress of which were big factors in his mental breakdowns later in life. I love this movie, but I find it sad that a guy who really had no issue with mozart was both brought to a nervous breakdown by malicious gossip and then also hundreds of years later, a movie would immortalise this false narrative to millions, making his non existent feud with mozart the pillar of his life. I am glad that the movie led to people going back and listening to Salieri's music.

[billybobthornton]

Even though he could see and adore the truth and beauty in Mozart's heavenly music, through his pride and envy Salieri sought to destroy that which brought his soul fulfilment. This story could serve as an apt analogy for the fall of Lucifer.